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Article #99Re: Origin - CD-only forever!
From: Bill Clinton
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 15:20
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 15:20
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> >yeah, they're going to abandon the sustantial part of the market
> >that doesn't have to money to keep up with them. Will it work?
> >Time will tell.
>
> People have been saying this about Origin since they released Wing
> Commander.
>
> "What?! You *need* a 386 for it to be playable? That's ridiculous!
> They're abandoning a substantial part of the market. They don't understand
> economics - they're going to go bankrupt for sure!"
Actually, I think it was Ultima 7 that actually forced you to use a 386
and everyone thought Origin would go bankrupt on. If I recall, you could
play WC on a 286. Other than that, you're absolutely right in saying
Origin has been pushing the gameing platform to the limits. Then again,
games have always been the most computer demanding programs (aside from CAD).
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.tc.cornell.edu!caen!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!news.mathworks.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.duke.edu!concert!bigblue.oit.unc.edu!not-for-mail From: Bill Clinton <ttp0581> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim Subject: Re: Origin - CD-only forever! Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 11:20:56 -0400 (EDT) Organization: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 25 Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.90.941025111646.71808B-100000@isisb.oit.unc.edu> References: <38ep3g$5gj@adam.cc.sunysb.edu> <1994Oct24.013219.10665@pimacc.pima.edu> <Cy6wCC.A22@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: isisb.oit.unc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: ttp...@isisb.oit.unc.edu In-Reply-To: <Cy6wCC.A22@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit